Chapter 339 - 339: The Rain After The Sunny Day (1/2)

A stream of rain was splattering on the patio and then a bolt of lightning lit up the sky followed by the rumbling of thunder.

It was a clear sunny day this morning. No one had expected that it would rain in the afternoon. Elle and Sandy were about to take their lunch. They were now approaching the entrance glass door of their office building.

When they were finally out, Elle's eyes found Erick, who stood in the rain, staring towards her direction, as if he was waiting for her.

Elle's brows knitted in a frown. 'What is he doing here? Why is it he is just standing there, in the middle of the rain?'

”Sandy, go ahead first,” Elle said before she walked towards Erick in a rush. She was holding an umbrella.

”Hey, Chief Lee! What are you doing here? Are you crazy? Why is it you didn't enter the building?” Elle scolded him but her voice was filled with genuine concern.

'How long had he been standing here?' Elle asked herself while eyeing Erick from top to bottom. His hair and his clothes were already drenched with the rain.

Erick didn't answer her. Melancholy descended over him as he stared at her face. He adjourned the meeting right away and came rushing there to see Elle. He needed to get some answers or else he would go nuts.

”Let's get out of this drenching rain first,” Elle said helplessly as she took his hand.

She darted through the pouring rain going back to the building while pulling Erick. Then Erick suddenly hugged her, never imagining anything could feel so right despite the rain and cold.

It was a rib crushing hug. Though he's wet and squeezing her too tightly with this embrace Elle didn't mind it.

However, she noticed that something was a bit off with Erick right now.

”Erick, are you okay? Is there something wrong?” This time Elle's voice was soft and gentle unlike before when she was scolding him a while ago.

”T-Tell me… tell me the truth. You are Elle, right! You are Elle… please say it. Elle is alive. She's not dead.” Erick's raspy voice rang in her ears.

Elle was tongue-tied. She was not prepared for this. She could hear the helplessness and desperation in Erick's voice.

Without hearing any answer from her, Erick released her from that tight hug. His gaze fell on her face, meeting her eyes.

Elle could see the sadness and pain in his eyes right now. But still, there was still a gleam of hope in them.

Not breaking their eye contact, Erick spoke up again.

”This is the last time I will ask you this. Please... tell me the truth while looking into my eyes. Who are you? Are you Elle or not?”

”I-I…” Elle couldn't finish her sentence.

His intense gaze was quite pressuring. Elle didn't know what to do or what to say at that moment. She was put in a dilemma. Her mind and her heart were having an internal conflict.

Yes or No?

Follow her heart or follow her mind?

What is the right thing to do?

Seeing Erick like this, her resolve was weakening. She was wavering. She wanted to say yes in order to wash away his pain.

But if she told him now that she was Elle, things would be more difficult for her, for both of them. That's what she thought at that moment.

”Please… say something.” Erick's eyes were now shedding tears in front of her.